Dr. Phred T. Fish and Carolyn Bicycle Helmke joyfully announce the adoption of Flora Helmke-Fish-Bicycle, a very, very cute beagle!

Flora was born on an unknown date to unknown parents somewhere in Taiwan. She is small (30 pounds), quiet (does not bark much), and loves to see and be seen in Palo Alto. She really comes from Taiwan. She made her way to San Francisco via an international dog rescue organization. She speaks Cantonese and English, and does not roll her eyes at baby talk.

She has yet to tip over her father's bowl and consume him, nor has she urinated on her mother's expensive wood floor. She was likely born in the year of the rooster, which may explain why she appears to be both eccentric and capable. She has the markings of a Holstein cow, which is unfortunate as she has already given birth and thus could be confused for a very miniature bovine at an inopportune moment. The fate of her progeny is unknown.